but to wear sandals, and not put on two tunics.
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but to wear sandals, and not put on two tunics.
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but shuld be shood with sandals. And that they shuld not put on two coottes.
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But that they should be shod with sandals, and that they should not put on two coates.
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- Acts 12:8 The angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” He did so. He said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.”
- Ephesians 6:15 and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain That is, they should take no change of garments…
That is, they should take no change of garments with them, that they might be lighter for this journey, and make more speed.
The word signifieth properly women’s shoes.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 9 But be shod with sandals; and not put…
9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
Ver. 9. {See Trapp on "Mat 10:9"} {See Trapp on "Mat 10:10"}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Go in your ordinary habits, making no provision for…
Go in your ordinary habits, making no provision for yourselves, as travellers, who think they may need something before their return.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But be shod with sandals,.... Which were different from…
But be shod with sandals,.... Which were different from shoes, and more fit to travel with, and therefore allowed when shoes were forbidden; See Gill on Mat 10:10, though some think there was no difference between shoes and sandals, and that Christ, in Mat 10:10, does not forbid the taking of shoes, but two pair of shoes; as not two coats, nor two staves, but one of a sort only. And
not put on two coats; that is, at a time; an inner and an outward one, or one at one time, and another at another: they were forbid change of raiment; the reasons for it See Gill on Mat 10:10. From all which it appears, that as a minister of the Gospel ought not to be a worldly minded man, that minds earth and earthly things, and seeks to amass wealth and riches to himself, and preaches for filthy lucre's sake; nor to be a sensual and voluptuous man, serving his own belly, and not the Lord Jesus Christ, feeding himself, and not the flock; so neither should he be filled with worldly cares, overwhelmed in worldly business, and entangled with the affairs of this life: he ought to have his mind free from all solicitude and anxious concern, about a subsistence for himself and his, that so he may with greater and more close application attend to his ministry, to preparations for it, and the performance of it; and give up himself entirely to the word and prayer, and not have his mind distracted with other things: upon which account it is highly necessary, that the people to whom he ministers should take care, that a sufficient provision be made for him; that he may live without any anxious care and thought about such things, and his mind be more intent about the work he is called unto: and which is what our Lord chiefly designs by all this, who has ordained that they that preach the Gospel, should be comfortably provided for, and live of it; and which, as it makes for the peace of their minds that minister, it issues in the advantage of those who are ministered to.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Be shod with sandals - As you usually are.…
Be shod with sandals - As you usually are. Sandals were pieces of strong leather or wood, tied under the sole of the foot by thongs, something resembling modern clogs. The shoes which they are in St. Matthew forbidden to take, were a kind of short boots, reaching a little above the mid-leg, which were then commonly used in journeys. Our Lord intended by this mission to initiate them into their apostolic work. And it was doubtless an encouragement to them all their life after, to recollect the care which God took of them, when they had left all they had, and went out quite unfurnished for such an expedition. In this view our Lord himself leads them to consider it, Luke xxii, xxxv, When I sent you forth without purse or scrip, lacked ye any thing?
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 9. Shod with sandals] The sandal seems to…
Verse 9. Shod with sandals] The sandal seems to have been similar to the Roman solea, which covered only the sole of the foot, and was fastened about the foot and ankle with straps. The sandal was originally a part of the woman's dress; ancient authors represent them as worn only by women. In Mt 10:10, the disciples are commanded to take no shoes, υποδηματα, which word is nearly of the same import with σανδαλια, sandals; but, as our Lord intimates to them that they should be free from all useless incumbrances, that they might fulfil his orders with the utmost diligence and despatch, so we may suppose that the sandal was a lighter kind of wear than the shoe: and indeed the word sandal, which is mere Chaldee, סנדל might be properly translated a light shoe; as it is compounded of סין sin, a shoe, (see Targum, Deu 25:9-10,) and דל dal, thin, slender, or mean, as being made, not only lighter than the hypodema or shoe, but (probably) also of meaner materials. See many excellent observations on this subject in Martinius's Etymolog. Lexicon, under the word Sandalium.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 9. Be shod with sandals — They were to…
9. Be shod with sandals — They were to take no shoes, as being a special and more costly provision, but wear their ordinary sandals.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9. be shod with sandals] That is, they were…
9. be shod with sandals] That is, they were to take no other shoes with them for travelling “than their ordinary sandals of palm-bark.” So now “the Galilean peasants wear a coarse shoe, answering to the sandal of the ancients, but never take two pair with them.”
two coats] That is, they were not to take with them a change of raiment.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (9) Be shod with sandals.—The word occurs again in…
(9) Be shod with sandals.—The word occurs again in Act_12:8. It describes obviously the shoes worn by the poor as distinguished from those of the more wealthy class, the sole of leather or wood fastened over the instep by strong leather thongs.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain But be shod with sandals. This is quite consistent…
But be shod with sandals. This is quite consistent with what St. Matthew says, (Mat_10:9) that they were not to provide themselves with shoes (mhde upodhmata). According to St. Matthew, shoes are forbidden directly; according to St. Mark, they are forbidden by implication, where he says that they were to be shod with sandals. Shoes are here forbidden which cover the whole foot, not sandals which only protect the soles of the feet lest they should be injured by the rocky ground. The soil of Judaea was rocky and rough, and the climate hot. The sandals therefore protected the soles of the feet, and yet, being open above, kept the feet more cool, and therefore fit for the journey. It is worthy of our notice that, after our Lord"s ascension, we find St. Peter using sandals when the angel, who delivered him out of prison, said to him, (Act_12:8) "Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals."
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 9. Be shod with sandals. Matthew forbids shoes, instead…
9. Be shod with sandals. Matthew forbids shoes, instead of which they were to wear sandals. The ancient shoe resembled the modern; the sandal was a sole tied on the foot. The latter was usually worn by the common people and they were to dress like them.
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